Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Busy places where employees are constantly in motion, picking and packing shipments, driving forklifts, and interacting with one another, warehouses and distribution centers must take special care to ensure that their employees, business partners, and customers stay healthy and safe. “While most desk employees can accomplish tasks from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection, the nation’s 12.8 million manufacturing workers must show up for work,” MaintainX points out.

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MercuryGate

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There was a time when the capacity crunch dominated the headlines in 2018. Then, in […]. The post Truckload Freight Procurement: 5 Ways to Build Meaningful Density in Your Carrier Network appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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GoShip Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The holiday season is just around the corner, traditionally starting with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you have ever made it through the holiday season as a small business, you know the rules. The earlier you start preparing your strategy, the more successful your company’s efforts are. Whether you are a manufacturer that needs to deliver supplies on time, or a retailer selling goods, proper planning is key.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Vaccinating the Supply Chain with Andrew Kelley. Andrew Kelley and Joe Lynch discuss vaccinating the supply chain. Andrew is the Chief Commercial Officer at BoxLock , a company that facilitates secure vaccine transfer for biotechs, manufacturers, labs, hospitals, and clinics. About Andrew Kelley. Andrew Kelley is the Chief Commercial Officer at BoxLock.

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Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

When you outsource fulfillment services to a third-party logistics provider (3PL), you’ll sign a fulfillment services contract. These contracts are designed to protect the interests of both parties. Where the contract process can go astray is when the contracting party tries to negotiate a “win-lose” contract that is more favorable to his company. But such contracts are not sustainable.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“Complexity is really a killer,” said Roberto Isaias, Mattel’s chief supply-chain officer, as quoted in a January 2, 2020 Wall Street Journal article by Paul Ziobro. According to the article: Mattel has chopped the choices of reds [for its toys] by more than one-third and is doing the same for other colors, part of a. Read more Reducing Supply Chain Complexity (Reining In the Endless Aisle).

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Commercial Carrier Journal

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The OTR truckload driver count is at an eight-year low. Traditional solutions to solving the driver shortage aren't working. It's time for all carriers to start investing and innovating in new solutions. The post Former Swift CEO: The driver shortage is back — but this time it's different first appeared on Commercial Carrier Journal.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With the holidays upon us, eCommerce companies are battling for the minds and wallets of a consumer base that’s larger than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief among the weaponry these combatants are using are claims of fast shipping, typically 2-day ground shipping. Can your shipping speed keep up with your competitors’ offerings? A better question may be: do you need them to?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Compared to classic logistics with normal temperatures, cold chain logistics are challenging, expensive and complex at the same time. It is one of the most difficult types of logistics in the supply chain industry. The rapidly increasing demand for frozen foods and the requirement of maintaining an uninterrupted cold chain make logistics considerably more complicated.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Sometime in the future — I don’t know how far, maybe 10 years, 20 years, 30 years from now — there will be something great in the world, something that will bring great benefits to humanity, and we’ll look back and say, “If it wasn’t for the COVID-19 pandemic and everything the world went through. Read more From Heartbreak To This. The post From Heartbreak To This appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

We’re out of toilet paper again.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The National Retail Federation is calling for an expected 3.6%-to-5.2% annual gain, to between $755.3 billion and $766.7 billion in total sales. In 2019, total U.S. holiday retail sales saw a 4% annual gain, to $729.1 billion, with holiday sales seeing an average annual gain of 3.5% over the last five years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In supply chain management, it is widely accepted that holding enough finished goods inventory to fulfill every order is just too costly. The thinking goes that at some point, improving service levels means you are not adding inventory in a linear manner but rather exponentially. Ipsen , a global bio-pharmaceutical company with $3 billion in annual revenues, disproves that.

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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Are we in a perfect storm of supply chain disruption? It sure looks that way when you look at these recent headlines from various industry publications: “Reefer outpacing van growth in second half of 2020” (FreightWaves) “Import Spike Expected to Continue Through January” (Journal of Commerce) “Will We Really Need 8,000 Jumbo Jets to Transport.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Eric Fisch, national sector head for retail and apparel with HSBC Bank USA, offers a preview of how retailers will fare in the coming peak shopping season.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Logistics Management Group News Editor recently spoke with Doug Waggoner, CEO of Chicago-based Echo Global Logistics about various topics, including: capacity and rates, Peak Season, the election, and logistics technology, among others.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Freightliner's approach to driverless technology can be best described as measured yet varied. The post A peek at Freightliner's Gen2 autonomous future first appeared on Commercial Carrier Journal.

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Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A slew of new digital technologies is disrupting supply chain operations, but none is having more of an impact on the industry than artificial intelligence (AI). Already, half of all enterprises are using AI and/or robotics to tackle problems in the supply chain and to improve its performance. Let’s take a brief look at three areas in which AI has made the deepest inroads.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A shortage of containers at Vancouver’s port is slowing Canada’s exports of lentils and peas, the latest ripple in a phenomenon that has roiled trade.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With a 2.1-cent increase, this week’s national average came in at $2.462, coming on the heels of a 5.8-cent increase, to $2.441, for the week of November 16 and a 1.1-cent gain, to $2.383, for the week ending November 9.

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Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

If poll results are any indication, more owner-ops have been able to take the day off than in past years -- here's hoping that's indicative of good business results the last half of this year, and here's a message of thanksgiving (and a side-item recipe) for the work you do, from all of us. The post Happy Thanksgiving! (And a recipe fit for a range or bungee'd-secure slow cooker) first appeared on Overdrive.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The role of the CIO is changing from performance and efficiency to include systems that give insights that can enrich the customer experience; one of these is implementing chatbots. This new technology brings not only opportunities but also challenges. Unlike previous IT projects, these new systems have not only technology and business impacts but also […].

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In this year's peak holiday shopping season, online retailers are bracing themselves for ever-aggressive competition, the need to navigate mass inventory, and supply-chain disruptions.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

When describing 2020, at last week’s virtual RailTrends conference, Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Ian Jefferies called it an odd and challenging year, with some definitive caveats.

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Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

This week's Overdrive Radio podcast offers music and storytelling to take you through the weekend and into next -- interviews with/music from trucker-songwriter John Malayter and bluegrass pro Tina Adair. A pandemic tale, finally, from our own Long Haul Paul. The post Music, tales for the big road: Trucker-songwriters John Malayter and Long Haul Paul, and bluegrass pro Tina Adair first appeared on Overdrive.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Carriers struggle to cope with equipment shortages as transshipment ports see an increase in October cargo rollovers, reveals the latest Ocean Insights data. Strong demand for container shipping space on major trade lanes from Asia to Europe and North America saw cargo rollovers increase month-on-month in October as carriers struggled to keep ocean supply chains operating smoothly.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon is working with a government counterfeit watchdog to conduct inspections of suspected fake goods at U.S. ports of entry — the company’s latest attempt to excise bogus products from its web store.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Rail carloads—at 233,478—decreased 7.2% annually, and intermodal units—at 301,129 units—headed up 11.5% annually.

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